Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Every Business Nan and Every News
paper at tia Capital Praying
fer an Extra Session.
Sarah Bcrnhardl's Wardrobe on ExhibI-
tion-Applieant for a CIeTRship In the
Railway Postal Service.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March l0.-Eyery bust
ness man and every newspaper IN Wash
ingtOn IS praying for an extra session.
All sorts Of reasons are advanced to show
thst the country VIII 20 to the dogs I'M
less the President calls Congress together
to consider the deficiency bill and the bill
providing for the rivers and har-
bors, Gu which depends the work
of tllling IL the Potomac flats.
The departure of Congress SO early in
the season makes a vast difference to the
business q the public at the capital. and
no one regrets the decision of the Presi-
dent not 10 call Gn extra session more
titan the hotel-keepers aud Iaundrymen.
met one Of the latter his moyniug who
was bewailirg the loss Of business which
the congressional hiatus had entailed
upon him. This man started mere few
years aga with the pr0verbiai shilling
in his pocket ard to-day owns pieces
of valuable real estate, has
financial circumstances. The gorgeous
establishment might be cslled the cream
of the soapsu1s trade, and on him sena-
tors, members Of Congress, Justices Of the
Supreme court and officials generally, of
high and low degree, depend for the
gloss upon their linen which adds so
much to their dignity and refinement.
''MY receipts" said this gentlman, "haVe
fallen of $500 this week from what they
were week ago, and until Congress comes
again / shall have 10 cut down eX-
p6nses in & marked degree" Then he
wanted to tell ne something about his
customers. "SenRtOr -, for instance,
wears not less than twenty collars each
week, while Judge WaXOm, from way back
seldom soils more than two | had
charge Of the wardrobe Of the Bernhardt
party last week. said this man, "and as
soon as it was known that the celebrated
French actress had her ward
robe on exhibition at MY establish
ment there was the biggest crowd of dudes
around that counter that you ever saw.
Some Of them would have q couple of
collars and q pair Of cuffs done up in
very small bundle and would leave them
to be operated on. Some came without
any excuse aud simply told ne outright
that they Wan'ed to see the laCes and
rufiles ard frIlls for which the Madam
Sarah was celebrated The curiosity of
each was grautied aud tel you it was
q sight to see that assortment
displayed. They had ben unable to
have any washing done since they left the
City of Mexico, and, in consideration Of
the long railroad ride, there was sR enOr-
nous amount of sOiled clothing belong
ing to Madam BeTnhardt aid her suite
dumped in upon me. Among other
things, there were no less than 500
pocket handkercdicfs which the Madam
herself had held IL her fingers since
the last time the offices of the
laundry had been called to aid
her. These h&ndk4rchiefs were show of
themselves. They were all very dainty
affairs Of which lace was "the component
part of chief value" as they say in the
Treasury Department, and | suppose
the three hundred were worth
not cent less than $4,000
Ii was the finest display that I
ever saw in my life, ard l have handled
the washing Of dukes and counts
and earls and lords since I have
been in the business in Washington.
Railway Mail Superintendent Nash has
received the following unique letter, re-
ferred 10 him by the Congressman TO whom
it WAS addressed:
"YOur correspondent is q COunty-m2n
and asemi-acquaintsnCe of yours (semi,
because the acquaintance is all on one
side-hisJ Honesty and mOdesty, indig-
enOus qualities Of SOnOma-COnJempO
ries of the vineyards and redwOOdS-push
him on to this Acknowledgements How like
ether is reciprocity IN its ubiqulty! IN
the lively aute-elecuon days cur candi-
datOri8l brother knows Us; in the dull
pOst-polling time we know him. Mr..
--, DO not know hOw much Of stran-
ger | ana TO you, bat am poor young
devil seeking what l may GeyOur in the
line OF q lob. SO, with your permission,
VIII on 40 the aaImu5 Of this proliX
epistle, all apologies waving:
"Wiil you please pguUaTe me a cI rk- |
ship in the United States Railway Postal /
service? Lam a resident Of this place;
have been employed in reporting and |
mailing departments # several papers in /
the state; was for two years captains /
clerk and mailing clerk Cu board q South /
American Coast steamers am fairly well /
educated; can deciphet any class Of pen
work from the CaneIf0cm characters on |
BabylOnian m0UOlith 10 a BOdega gran
gers Cryptogramic communication in /
tTgDSits towards his Frisco commission /
merchant; can speak Spanish; enjoy ex-
CeIleut health; have clear conscience; I
am g Democrat from keel TO trnCk, and
good Methodist with lots OF treasure laid !
up in heaven, but none On earth, untOr- /
tunately.
"This, sir, is the sum total Of my claims |
% on your kindness. | don't make s |
heavy case, l must admit, but The gods ,
help them VINO help themselves, and l, !
having done my best, await the labOrs of /
the diyInities and the coming of the inev-
liable. Mr. -, don't consider me a
crank from the tone of my talk. |
know you are, ike all rep
resentatiye of 4 loving constituency,
bored cOnuphallv with wants. so
tried to VARY the style OF the thing, and,
If possible, thTow2in little humOr TO
your misery while. reading. A
clownish sort OF charity - In this CON-
munity | am a quasi comedian
d microscopic Bill Nye-s rustic
devotee Of Tnalia-and, like Lear, even in
seriousness, elemental or mental, the fool
STAYS with me. The curtain IS going
down on your present Congressional Ell
is il not? On, well! when we
get the modus operandi OF the United
States senatorial business into our imme-
date hands, and anti-mIlIionaifes become
eligible TO the national tOga, we may ad-
vance you from tie House TO the Cham
Der
"Hora fUgit! ! have written what l
thought would give you an idea of your
young correspondents abilities and. what
[ hoped would appeal 10 your good ma
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